8476.89.00.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS classification, 8476.89.00.00, encompasses automatic goods-vending machines that do not incorporate heating or refrigerating devices. This broad category is reserved for vending machines whose primary function is the dispensing of goods upon payment, but which lack integrated temperature control mechanisms for the products being vended. Examples include machines dispensing tickets, confectionery, beverages in non-refrigerated packaging, or other similar items where temperature regulation is not a feature of the vending process itself.

This category serves as a residual classification for vending machines within the 8476 heading, specifically excluding those machines equipped with heating or refrigerating elements. The sibling category, 8476.81.00.00, exclusively covers vending machines that *do* incorporate such devices to maintain specific temperatures for the products. Therefore, the key distinguishing factor for 8476.89.00.00 is the absence of any built-in heating or cooling functionality within the vending machine.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories for this specific code. Classification within 8476.89.00.00 is determined by the presence of a vending mechanism and the absence of heating or refrigerating components, irrespective of the type of goods dispensed. The classification relies on the machine's physical construction and its functional capabilities regarding temperature control.